GW Cat Fight (Standard)

This deck has done well at my FNM in 3 or 4 tournaments. Well piloted tier 1 decks will beat it, but it is usually close. 66% win percentage in an exceedingly small sample of games.

Use lifelink to stay in games, use combat tricks to protect cat lords. Typically win going wide, or wide and tall with Pride Sovereign(s). Westvale Abbey secondary win condition until rotation.

Anointed Procession doubles all token creation synergizing with embalm/eternalize effects, and the two cat lords. The sacred cats can help hold back aggro - I think having 6 creatures that come back from gy (maybe 2, 4, or 8 zombie tokens come back) helps mitigate low creature count and subpar draw ability.

The Anointed Procession effect is great with multiple copies on battlefield, and both regal caracal and pride Sovereign can take great advatage; block with Pride Sovereign then exert for 4 or 8 tokens, pumping the PS proir to damage. Speaking of copies, Mirage mirror could copy any of those three, for even more token creation and/or pumping. Cat tokens...which pump pride Sovereign :)

Cast out biggest threats. Other removal and boardwipes in sideboard. Blossoming Defense is clutch to protect lords; occasionally can be clunky removal as a combat trick, maybe trigger Lone Rider to flip.

Aerial Responder for some flyer. No flying cats in standard. Plus, its a pretty good card for 3 mana.

Sideboard - artifact and enchantment removal; authority of the consuls for Red/Zombies/Aggro; solemnity for negative counters, energy, GB constrictor; serpopod for control decks; a few boardwipes, and a few junk cards that could be upgraded as I never seem to board them in.

Maybe drop 2 appeal //authority for 2 lone rider.